University of Westminster: Statistics

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#913 of 14,131 In the World
#355 of 2,785 In Europe
#74 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#60 of 131 In England
#13 of 35 In London
#47 of 1,021 For International Law
Top50% For 143 other topics
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Enrollment
19,000
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Languages
English
Acceptance rate
59%*

* The University of Westminster is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsGeneral Certificate of Education (GCE) with passes in 2 subjects at Advanced ('A') level and with passes in 3 other subjects of General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE), or passes in 3 subjects at GCE ('A') level, with pass in 1 other subject at GCSE level, including English Language and Mathematics; or Advanced General National Vocational Qualification (GNVQ); or pass in a BTEC National Award or HNC/HND; or award of SCOTVEC; or recognized foreign equivalent
Academic CalendarSeptember to July (September - January; February-July)
Enrollment19,000

Research profile

University of Westminster has published 12,231 scientific papers with 188,582 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Sociology, Engineering, Biology, Philosophy, and Business.

Publications
12,231
Citations
188,582

University of Westminster majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
8,541 / 128,144
Political Science
6,141 / 88,593
Law
5,653 / 85,603
Computer Science
5,616 / 90,375
Environmental Science
4,999 / 81,550
Sociology
4,832 / 68,792
Engineering
4,574 / 74,982
Biology
4,570 / 100,180
Philosophy
4,421 / 64,176
Business
4,012 / 65,501
Medicine
3,880 / 89,285
Physics
3,733 / 61,861
Geography and Cartography
3,542 / 55,267
Psychology
3,484 / 75,361
History
3,405 / 45,549
Chemistry
2,965 / 68,277
Economics
2,852 / 49,814
Archaeology
2,731 / 42,492
Mathematics
2,522 / 49,284
Quantum and Particle physics
2,327 / 36,404
Art & Design
2,259 / 25,746
Linguistics
2,112 / 29,494
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2,067 / 31,729
Geology
2,032 / 37,370
Statistics
1,850 / 41,294
Biochemistry
1,763 / 48,460
Genetics
1,741 / 39,452
Management
1,676 / 26,232
Ecology
1,614 / 34,397
Pathology
1,556 / 37,936
Social Psychology
1,465 / 33,628
Paleontology
1,464 / 27,498
Finance
1,293 / 22,602
Psychiatry
1,293 / 35,168
Materials Science
1,189 / 21,774
Development Studies
1,140 / 20,979
Marketing
1,117 / 28,908
Machine Learning
1,103 / 20,554
Electrical Engineering
1,017 / 12,945
Neuroscience
1,004 / 24,701

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 1 22
1992 18 25
1993 114 30
1994 127 73
1995 154 98
1996 206 236
1997 249 323
1998 167 413
1999 179 553
2000 201 782
2001 198 997
2002 290 1528
2003 275 1645
2004 356 1876
2005 329 2341
2006 342 2804
2007 356 3283
2008 409 3774
2009 445 4635
2010 479 5418
2011 440 6291
2012 473 7298
2013 542 8098
2014 422 8806
2015 546 9314
2016 611 9518
2017 635 9791
2018 631 11226
2019 551 12850
2020 646 16317
2021 605 17884
2022 547 17654
2023 524 18160
Academic rankings

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Westminster.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes TBD
Biology Yes Yes TBD
Business Yes Yes TBD
Chemistry Yes Yes TBD
Computer Science Yes Yes TBD
Economics Yes Yes TBD
Engineering Yes Yes TBD
Environmental Science Yes Yes TBD
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes TBD
Mathematics Yes Yes TBD
Medicine No No No
Physics Yes Yes TBD
Psychology Yes Yes TBD
Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Fine Arts, Law, Natural Sciences
Master's Degree Business Administration
Doctorate English, Linguistics

University of Westminster alumni

  1. Roger Waters

    Roger Waters
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1943-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    trumpetersinger-songwriterpianistrecording artistpeace activist
    Biography

    George Roger Waters is an English musician and singer-songwriter. In 1965, he co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd as the bassist. Following the departure of the songwriter, Syd Barrett, in 1968, Waters became Pink Floyd's lyricist, co-lead vocalist and conceptual leader until his departure in 1985.

  2. Alexander Fleming

    Alexander Fleming
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1881-1955 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    bacteriologistsurgeonpharmacologistphysicianinventor
    Biography

    Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish physician and microbiologist, best known for discovering the world's first broadly effective antibiotic substance, which he named penicillin. His discovery in 1928 of what was later named benzylpenicillin (or penicillin G) from the mould Penicillium rubens has been described as the "single greatest victory ever achieved over disease". For this discovery, he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain.

  3. Vivienne Westwood

    Vivienne Westwood
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1941-2022 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    university teacherfashion designerbusinesspersonjewelry designeractivist
    Biography

    Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood was an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. In 2022, Sky Arts ranked her the 4th most influential artist in Britain of the last 50 years.

  4. Richard Wright

    Richard Wright
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1943-2008 (aged 65)
    Occupations
    singer-songwriterpianistsingerkeyboardistcomposer
    Biography

    Richard William Wright was an English musician who co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He played keyboards and sang, appearing on almost every Pink Floyd album and performing on all their tours. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Pink Floyd.

All 100 notable alumni

University of Westminster faculties and divisions

Academy : Diplomatic Studies International Relations and Diplomacy
Faculty : Architecture and the Built Environment Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Surveying and Mapping, Tourism, Town Planning, Transport and Communications
Faculty : Media, Arts and Design Art Education, Design, Fashion Design, Film, Journalism, Media Studies, Music, Photography, Public Relations, Radio and Television Broadcasting
Faculty : Science and Technology Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Business Computing, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Multimedia, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychology, Software Engineering, Traditional Eastern Medicine
Faculty : Social Sciences and Humanities English, History, International Relations and Diplomacy, Linguistics, Modern Languages, Political Sciences, Sociology
School : Business Accountancy, Business and Commerce, Business Computing, Management

General information

Founded 1838
Accreditation Quality Assurance Agency
Motto Educating for professional life

Location and contacts

Address 309 Regent Street
London, W1B 2HW
United Kingdom
City population 8,908,000

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